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Bristol City 0, Stoke City 1 (33): Afobe found himself out on the left and whipped the ball into the middle where Allen injured himself going for a header and was face down in the mud as Fletcher came in behind, perfectly on cue, to sweep into the roof of the net.

CHAMPAGNE MOMENT

Has to be Fletcher’s breakthrough goal, his first for exactly 12 months when an even better strike brought a rare away victory at Watford .

Darren Fletcher scores for Stoke City during the Sky Bet Championship match against Bristol City at Ashton Gate. (Image: Alex Davidson)

FLAT CHAMPAGNE MOMENT

Fletcher’s injury. The poor guy deserved to bask in the glory of his first goal for a year for a little longer than nine minutes before having to limp off.

HOW DID TOM EDWARDS DO?

The 19 year-old right back, starting his third league game this term for the injured Cuco Martina, soon settled first half with sensible moments in his own half and bright moments, including one peach of a cross, in Bristol’s.

Second half he underlined his contribution with a brilliant sliding clearance in front of his own goal just after the hour mark.

Benik Afobe takes a tumble under pressure from Adam Webster during the Sky Bet Championship match between Bristol City and Stoke City at Ashton Gate. (Image: Alex Davidson)